Which city sits between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

Which city sits between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

• A. Mecca, Saudi Arabia
• B. Istanbul, Turkey
• C. Varanasi, India
• D. Baghdad, Iraq

Answer: (D)

Waterways often shaped where people built cities, because rivers provide water for irrigation, travel routes, and trade. Baghdad sits on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, with the Euphrates flowing to the west. That puts it in the land between the two rivers, a location that has long supported thriving settlements in this region. Other options lie in different parts of the world and not between these two rivers: Mecca is inland in western Saudi Arabia, Istanbul sits along the Bosphorus in Turkey, and Varanasi is on the Ganges in India.

Waterways often shaped where people built cities, because rivers provide water for irrigation, travel routes, and trade. Baghdad sits on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, with the Euphrates flowing to the west. That puts it in the land between the two rivers, a location that has long supported thriving settlements in this region.

Other options lie in different parts of the world and not between these two rivers: Mecca is inland in western Saudi Arabia, Istanbul sits along the Bosphorus in Turkey, and Varanasi is on the Ganges in India.